Protein Information

Name caspase 9
Synonyms APAF 3; APAF3; Apoptotic protease MCH6; Apoptotic protease Mch 6; Apoptotic protease activating factor 3; CASP 9; CASP9; CASPASE 9c…

Compound Information

Name strychnine
CAS strychnidin-10-one

Reference List

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16443926 Deng X, Yin F, Lu X, Cai B, Yin W: The apoptotic effect of brucine from the seed of Strychnos nux-vomica on human hepatoma cells is mediated via Bcl-2 and Ca2+ involved mitochondrial pathway. Toxicol Sci. 2006 May;91(1):59-69. Epub 2006 Jan 27.

In an attempt to dissect the mechanism of Strychnos nux-vomica, a commonly used Chinese folk medicine in the therapy of liver cancer, the cytotoxic effects of four alkaloids in Strychnos nux-vomica, brucine, brucine N-oxide, strychnine, and isostrychnine, on human hepatoma cells (HepG2) were screened by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-tetrasolium bromide (MTT) assay.
Brucine-induced HepG2 cell apoptosis was caspase dependent, with caspase-3 activated by caspase-9.
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18446845 Lee SM, Kwon JI, Choi YH, Eom HS, Chi GY: Induction of G2/M arrest and apoptosis by water extract of Strychni Semen in human gastric carcinoma AGS cells. Phytother Res. 2008 Jun;22(6):752-8.


Further results indicate that caspase-3, caspase-8 and caspase-9 are all activated by ESS, together with cleavage of downstream caspase-3 target proteins.
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